gla

See also: GLA and gła

Catalan

Alternative forms

• aglà

Etymology

From (compare Occitan agland), from Latin glāns, glāndem, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelh₂- (“acorn”). Doublet of the borrowed anatomical term gland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈɡla]
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

gla f (plural glans)

1. acorn

Further reading

• “gla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.